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It's about human beings, not just headcount.

Publication: Metal Center News
Publication Date: 01-APR-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: It's about human beings, not just headcount.(FROM THE EDITOR)

Article Excerpt
CENTAINLY NO ONE LIKES layoffs, but for Big Business "reducing headcount" is basically an accounting function, an adjustment of a variable cost. There's a comfortable separation between the decision makers and the managers who have to look other human beings in the eye and give them the bad news.

With relatively few exceptions, metals distributors are decidedly Small Business. The typical service center is a $20 million operation with one or two locations and perhaps two-dozen employees. Many are...

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